Tweet A message to Team Giggle On participants and supporters: With all the excitement and fun planned for Sunday (wait until you see all the clown noses), I want to take a few moments to share the serious and personal side of why I plan to walk for the Mental Health Association this Sunday. This [...]
Walking for MHA, a personal story
October 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Confessions, Giving Back, Suicide Awareness, Yoga
Tags: Brandywine Park·Christa Scalies·depression·E-Racing the Blues·exercide and depression·improving mood·Jim·Mental Health Association·mental illness·physical activities·Rosie·suicide·Team Giggle On·Yoga
Harmonica Dog, the Giggle Guru
June 2nd, 2009 · 6 Comments · Humor/Laughter
Tweet Rosie is a Certified Giggle Guru I didn’t want Rosie to feel left out now that I’m a certified laughter yoga leader so I promoted her to Giggle Guru. She is still the main Giggle On Dog (some say G.O.D. for short). Giggle Guru is now her professional title (please add that to any [...]
Tags: boxer dog·giggle guru·Giggle On Dog·harmonica·howling·laugh·Rosie
My dog smells and my jeans shrunk
December 16th, 2008 · 16 Comments · Confessions
Tweet My little bundle of boxer joy had surgery last week to remove a nasty looking cyst that looked like a gargantuan sized red pimple. Major yukky. I know! A biopsy was done and our vet reported the cyst was a benign thingie called a hystiocytoma. No cancer was found. ~Whew!~ This was a huge [...]
Tags: Calgon·carb loading·Chinese water torture·confess·depression·honor feelings·Jean shrinking gremlin·licking·Rosie·smell·stinky dog·stress·weight gain·worry
I need to lick something
November 3rd, 2008 · 6 Comments · Humor/Laughter
Tweet Dusty, the Beantown Dog Rosie’s best friend Dusty moved away to Boston. Rosie has been pretty bummed without her handsome dust-buster to play with everyday. Thankfully, the magic called the Internet allows them to keep in touch. Amazing, huh? Here’s a snippet of their long distance e-mail love affair. Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at 07:06PM, Rosie [...]
Tags: canine email·dog·Dusty·licking things·puppy friends·ringing toy·Rosie·thongs
Are Dogs Better than Prozac?
June 17th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Confessions, Giving Back, Humor/Laughter, Inspiration, Suicide Awareness
Tweet D. A. double-yuh G – And that spells dawg. I’ve often said (and I quote myself), “if more people had puppies, they wouldn’t need Prozac”. Dog = happiness! I am no doctor (but I have dreamed about playing one on TV) nor am I a shrink or certified therapist. I am just a recovered [...]
Tags: anti-depressants·companionship·depression·dogs·exercise·grief·mental illness·mood stabilizer·Rosie·serotonin levels·stress reduction·therapists
